Mom’s daily attitude can affect the rest of the family. Here are some ideas to help keep your attitude where you need it each day, so your family can benefit from a calm, patient mom.
Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior.
Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits.
Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.
Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.
Mahatma Gandhi
Sleep
This is a huge factor for moms. When we are tired, we are grumpy with our children, even if we start the day with the best of intentions. Try to aim for 7 – 8 hours of sleep a night.
Exercise
Take time to move each day. Exercise is an excellent stress buster and a great way to connect and have fun with your children.
Be Affectionate
Hug your children. Hugs do wonders for our well-being. Hormones are released during a hug which heal feelings of anger and promote feelings of trust and bonding. Hugs also lower our blood pressure and help release tension in our bodies.
Listen To Music
Listening to music you enjoy and is uplifting to your spirit causes your brain to release dopamine which makes you feel happy.
Eat Real Food
Have fresh fruit, vegetables and healthy snacks ready to eat so you are feeding your body with good ingredients to help it do its job properly. Real foods have vitamins, minerals and other nutrients which are lacking in prepackaged goods.
These are all great suggestions. I noticed that if I told my kids that I loved them or gave them a hug every day, they were better behaved. When I was busy with other things and forgot this one little thing, their behavior would take a nose dive. Thanks for sharing these ideas.